DECEMBER 2015 The Very Revd in residence Eucharist Lections Year 1 Week

Unless specified otherwise, Morning and Evening Prayer are said in the Lady Chapel; the 1230 Eucharist is celebrated at the High Altar, and Choral Evensong is sung in the Quire.

20 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 0740 MORNING PRAYER Psalm 144 0800 HOLY COMMUNION (Traditional Language) Canon Dr Anthony Moore 1100 CHORAL EUCHARIST Boys’ and Men’s Voices Canon Pat Hawkins 49, 231, 27 Missa Dixit Maria Hassler Dixit Maria Hassler Preacher Canon Peter Holliday Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 Bach 1500 EVENING PRAYER (Said) Lady Chapel Psalms 123, 131 1800 FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS The story of Christmas through readings and music sung by the Boys, Girls and Men of the Cathedral Choir. This service is on Christmas Eve.

21 MONDAY Decani Verse 0730 MORNING PRAYER Psalms 121, 122 1230 EUCHARIST Canon Dr Anthony Moore 1730 CHORAL EVENSONG Boys’ and Men’s Voices Clucas Evening Service in F Dyson Psalm 106 Surge, Illuminare Palestrina 26

22 TUESDAY 0730 MORNING PRAYER Psalms 124, 125, 126, 127 1230 EUCHARIST Canon Pat Hawkins 1730 CHORAL EVENSONG Girls’ and Men’s Voices Walsh Evening Service in G Sumsion Psalms 108, 109 omit vv5-19 Adam lay ybounden Ord 34

23 WEDNESDAY 0730 MORNING PRAYER Psalms 128, 129, 130, 131 1230 EUCHARIST The Revd James Potts 1730 EVENING PRAYER (Said) Psalm 89.1-37 1930 A CHRISTMAS SEQUENCE Music, prose, poetry and carols with the Chamber Choir 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 0730 MORNING PRAYER Psalms 45, 113 1230 EUCHARIST The Revd Pauline Shepherd 1500 FAMILY CRIB SERVICE A celebration of Christmas in drama and song 1730 EVENING PRAYER (Said) Psalm 85 1800 FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS 2330 SOLEMN EUCHARIST Chamber Choir The Rt Revd of Stafford Truro Eucharist Briggs with traditional carols Hereford Carol Trad. arr. Robinson Preacher The Dean Toccata in F BWV 540 Bach 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 0740 MORNING PRAYER Psalm 110 0800 HOLY COMMUNION (Traditional Language) Canon Dr Anthony Moore 1100 CHORAL EUCHARIST Sung by the boys, girls The Dean and men of the Cathedral Choir with the Darwin Ensemble Chamber Orchestra Missa Sancti Nicolai Haydn with traditional carols Preacher The Rt Revd Clive Gregory Toccata ‘Vom Himmel Hoch’ Edmundson 1730 EVENING PRAYER AND CAROLS at the Crib Psalm 8 26 STEPHEN, , FIRST MARTYR 0845 MORNING PRAYER Psalms 13, 150 1230 EUCHARIST The Very Revd Adrian Dorber 1530 EVENING PRAYER AND CAROLS at the Crib Psalm 97

The Cathedral Choir will be on holiday until 7 January